REVIEWS NEWS INTERVIEWS OTHER

(1 - 47) of 47 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1   "[Y]ou laugh with a growing sense of dread because it makes you feel what it's like to realize it's too late to help yourself."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Aceptable, pero una de esas que sin ese cast se iría sin pena ni gloria directo a verla en video..."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez B+ "Bring your patience to the latest Jack Nicholson film... it’s very slow, but very rewarding."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 3/4 "[Schmidt is] one of the most compelling characters to come around in a while (and Nicholson's performance is certainly up there with his best)."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "I walked out of the theater not giving a darn about Schmidt..."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "That a film such as About Schmidt can be so dark and yet so funny, so poignant and yet so uplifting, is something of a miracle."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "Schmidt is a credible creation yet Payne's contempt runs synonymous to that of his native son's."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A+ "Nicholson has found his best character since Randle Patrick McMurphy."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens "...planos fijos, tomas largas, un ritmo pausado y una sutil observación de sus personajes, sin estridencias ni grandes revelaciones."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A "The sharp comedy that occupies most of the film melts into a sentimental -- but not syrupy -- conclusion that is one of my favorite movie endings of the year."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "One of the true pleasures of About Schmidt is the way in which all of the characters are revealed to be as real as you or I and not just atypical caricatures created for our snickers."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C+ "Payne has assembled a collection of brilliant elements here, but not all of them belong in the same movie."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3.5/4 "About Schmidt is solidly a wry, smart and intuitive showcase. Payne has proven time and time again that he is a crafty social satirist whose finger is constantly on the pulse regarding his comical and caustic commentaries."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng A "Showcases what's easily one of the year's best performances, and it's thoroughly delightful besides...one of the jewels of recent American film."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "An American masterpiece with Jack Nicholson as an angry and disappointed sixty-six year old whose heart is softened by a moment of grace delivered by a stranger from afar."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C "A lazy effort peppered only sparingly with inspiration."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "On balance, I recommend the movie both for Nicholson's performance and for the opportunity to spend some time with the kind of man that we often meet in real life, but rarely see on screen."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "what really keeps the film interesting and intriguing is the presence of Jack Nicholson"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "Tale of Midwestern late-life angst is a triumph for star Jack Nicholson -- but a step back for co-writer/director Alexander Payne."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "The beauty of Alexander Payne's ode to the Everyman is in the details."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "Funny and yet depressing, Schmidt's bemused observations of his world made me laugh, but the exposure of that world's lack of warmth made me want to cry."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3.5/4 "About Schmidt treads a fine line between glib and profound, between comic and sad, but in doing so shows the audience that it's usually easier to laugh at someone than it is to take a hard look at them."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 8/10 "The film is a superb examination of life and should not be missed."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "Nicholson still manages to charm the pants out of us, even when he's playing a gloomy retiree."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 2.5/5 "It's little more than a lightweight satire about the average life of a typical Midwesterner that shows no affection for its characters like Fargo does"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 9/10 "It's truly a thrill to see the steady yet remarkable (not to mention darn exciting) growth exhibited by young filmmakers like Payne"   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/4 "'La actuación de Jack Nicholson mueve a la ternura y la compasión. Verdaderamente entrañable.'"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 6/10 "While About Schmidt features Jack Nicholson's most impressively controlled performance in many years, the film's mix of bleakness and cheap laughs has to be seen as a disappointment after the sharp satire and moral complexity of Election."   All Movie Guide   Josh Ralske 4/5 "Takes a person's life, with normal, big, personal tragedies or stressors, and makes them feel as huge and unmanageable as they really are."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 1.5/4 "The year’s most overrated picture. Don’t bother."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A "Payne has created a beautiful canvas, and Nicholson proves once again that he's the best brush in the business."   Countingdown.com   Larry Carroll 3.5/4 "Humorous and, at the same time, incredibly sad because we see a bit -- or maybe even a lot -- of [Schmidt] in ourselves."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 2/4 "Because of Payne's sacrifices to comedy, he doesn't deserve someone as good as Nicholson in the lead"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 1.5/5 "Two hours of Alexander Payne encouraging the audience to congratulate themselves on how smart they are."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 4/4 "Nicholson has intentionally de-Jacked himself to for this film, and the result is a performance that ranks alongside any this veteran actor has ever given."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/5 "Mostly, the satire here amounts to nudging us into feeling superior to other people's lives."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves A "A brilliant comedy, one of the best films of the year."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "Jack Nicholson gives one of his best performances in years..."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/4 "About Schmidt is a road film and a character study very much like Five Easy Pieces, and a fable of reconciliation poignant and pointed."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 "A crazed retiree finds himself bored with life and over-compensating. Nicholson gives another terrific performance while the film's pace drags everything else down."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf "Schmidt is suddenly feeling overwhelmed by the lack of activity in his life, where before, this seemed a right, to do nothing."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 4/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 8/10 Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3/5 Read review   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 9/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 47) of 47 OFCS Rating: 80% Fresh Page   1